http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic All Images from new ANT<strong>ARCTIC</strong> Book (by teNeues 2009)<br/><br/>The book is a tribute to life in the polar regions and is showing images from the Arctic &amp; Antarctic. We play with the words a bit and call the book<br/><span class="large">ANT<strong>ARCTIC</strong></span> (the letters ARCTIC being BOLD)<br/><br/>Please click in the upper left hand corner of an enlarged image for more options. Should you decide to download an image by purchasing it, be assured that the watermark will disappear.<br/><br/>Thanks for all your support !<br/><br/>Michael Poliza en-us (C) Michael Poliza Photography license@polizamail.com (Michael Poliza Photography) Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:14:07 GMT Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:31:12 GMT Animals http://images.michaelpoliza.com/img/s9/v0/p81778316-10.jpg http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic 120 80 http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic/e4DFD68C

]]>As there are only about 25,000 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) left in the wild, their future looks more uncertain than ever. The southern- most populations along the Hudson Bay are the most affected by climate change. Will they be able to adapt?

]]> license@polizamail.com (Michael Poliza Photography) Beauty in Purple: Save the Polar Bear! http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic/e4DFD68C Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:01:47 GMT http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic/e4C00F0D

]]>Life is getting increasingly tougher for polar bear cubs, less than 50% survive the first year. Once they reach adulthood, males become the largest land predator with a maximum body weight of about 800 kg (1 ton) while females weight less than half.

]]> license@polizamail.com (Michael Poliza Photography) Polar Bear with cubs III http://images.michaelpoliza.com/antarctic/e4C00F0D Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:12:30 GMT